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The National Parks, Rivers and Beaches Authority (NPRBA) has been moving mountains, or rather parts of it, and will soon be close to completing restoration work of the trail at La Soufriere.

Place names are a rich source of information on the different groups of individuals who shared the land throughout its history.

A HIKER who got “lost” on the challenging La Soufriere Volcano trail was rescued hours after he had been separated from other hikers with whom he had climbed the summit on Tuesday, May 17. Rescuers said that Sion Hill resident, Colin Browne was taken to the Georgetown Medical Complex for observation after he was brought out from the mountain early on Wednesday morning, May 18. Browne was part of a …

English Situation Report on Saint Vincent and the Grenadines about Agriculture, Health, Volcano and more; published on 20 Apr 2021 by CDEMA

Article by Social Share Kingstown – Scientists monitoring the La Soufriere volcano in St Vincent on Tuesday said that seismic activity is continuing along the pattern established after the explosive activity last weekend. The Seismic Research Centre (SRC) of the University of the West Indies (UWI) in its latest bulletin said that following the explosive activity last Saturday, “small long-period and hybrid earthquakes continued to be recorded” and that two rockfalls were also record...

Mud flows from volcano may become more frequent Social Share A volcano hazard that may become more frequent with the approach of the rainy season is the presence of lahars or mud flows, like the one recorded this morning on the south eastern side of La Soufrière. La Soufrière last exploded on the evening of April 18, 52 hours after the explosive activity which began at approximately 6:15am on Friday, April 16. The pattern of small long period and hybrid earthquakes continues, and ...

Submitted by Nathan 'Jolly' Green An aspect that should get people asking questions is whether drilling into areas of active magmatism might cause volcanism. That controversy was sparked in the Philippines when 20 earthquakes were felt soon after drilling for a new geothermal prospect on Canlaon Volcano. A congressional enquiry has been suggested, an inquiry…

NBC SVG The National Emergency Management Organisation, NEMO will be conducting a drive through in the Rose Bank Community today. NEMO says the purpose of the drive-through is to update residents on the state of La Soufrière Volcano, and to provide information on evacuation procedures and individual preparedness. In its latest bulletin on the ongoing monitoring exercise at the volcano, NEMO says the camera set up at Volcano has been replaced, and there are plans in place to install a new seism...